Mussolini tried to escape from the unsuccess of Repubblica Sociale Italiana. In the evening of 25th april, Mussolini left Milan and he went to Switerland. During that night, he stopped at Como's Lake. In the morning of 26th april, he restarted his escape; he dressed a nazi uniform and he went on a truck full of German soldiers. On 27th april, the partigians stopped them and they started to make a control. Mussolini was recognized by a partigian ( Bill ), and istantly he was captured with his lover Claretta Petacci and other people. During the afternoon of the 28th april, Mussollini and Claretta Petacci were shot by Giulino di Mezzegra. After all the death sentences, in the 29th april all the corpses were taken to Milano and shown in Loreto Square. All the people started to show them rage against that corpses. The corpses were immediatly moved away from there, to avoid the massacre.

The destiny of 15 fascists was done at Dongo, with Marcello Petacci, Claretta Petacci's brother. They were captured by partigians on Como's Lake with Mussolini. That number of fascists that would be killed, were chosen by the commander, Walter Audisio, also known as Colonnello Valerio. He was a member ofthe underground party PCI. These are some names of the 15 people killed in Dongo:

• 1.Alessandro Pavolini, secretary of the Partito Fascista Repubblicano;
• 2.Augusto Liverani, Minister of telecomunications;
• 3.Ruggero Romano, Ministro of Lavori Pubblici;
• 4.Fernando Mezzasoma, Minister of Cultura Generale;
• 5.Paolo Zerbino, subscretary of home secretary;
• 6.Francesco Maria, subscretary of Presidenza del Consiglio;
• 7.Goffredo Coppola, president of the insitute Cultura Fascista;
• 8.Paolo Porta, commandere of Brigata Nera provinciale;




Dongo Location

Roberto Farinacci died on 28th April of 1945; he was considered the biggest fascist. His capture happened one day before, while he was going to Beverate, he met some partisans and he couldn't escape. The next day, he was processed and adjuged. He was killed in the square of the City Hall.

In the beginning Starace was fascist; later he started to blame the authoritarian regime, and Mussolini started to consider him a political enemy. He was arrested on july of 1943, ordered by Badoglio's administration, born after the Mussolini's capture. After the 8 september he decided to go to North-italy, in the Repubblic of Salò. This time he was arrested and he was sent in a concentration camp. He was free on 1944 autumn, and he moved to Milano, until 1945 april. Starace had a strange hobby, he liked to run every morning. However on the 27th april, a person recognized him and he was arrested by partisans. He was adjugded, and the next morning, he was brought in the Square of Loreto ; the partisans shown to him Mussolini, Petacci and other people. After that Starace was killed.

Some fascist didn't have a tragic death. For example Rodolfo Graziani, should have had to be killed like Mussolini, but when he was captured at Cernobbio, he was given to US intelligence. Graziani was processed twice, between the october of 1948 and the may of 1950; he was adjuged to 19 years, because he helped German militaries. However after a remission, he was made free. Valerio Borghese, commander of X MAS, had the same situation. He was captured in Milano and sent to Rome. After the process ended on 17th february of 1949, he was adjuged to 12 years, but after some remission, he was free.